Day 9: The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

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It’s Day 9 of 31 Days of Horror and we’re talking about The Picture of Dorian Gray from 1945. I’m sure it would pain Mark to know this, but I must confess that I have never read the book by Oscar Wilde. I’m sure it would also pain Kelley to know this, but I must confess that I have never seen any cinematic adaptation of it, of which there have been quite a few. Now, that doesn’t mean I’m completely ignorant of the subject. This particular piece of literature has become so ingrained in pop culture that it was even used a punch line to insult Meg on Family Guy …

Day 6: Werewolf of London (1935)

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Welcome to Day 6 of 31 Days of Horror, where we’ll be discussing Universal’s first werewolf movie, Werewolf of London from 1935. I have to admit: Outside of that Warren Zevon song, I had never heard of Werewolf of London and had absolutely no idea there was any other werewolf film in Universal’s classic monster movies, outside of The Wolf Man series. That franchise (especially the first one) is so iconic, and casts such a long shadow over every other werewolf movie ever made, that is it almost unfathomable to even consider that Werewolf of London came first (and by half a decade at that!). It’s a shame, really, because …